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Calvin Borel's unbridled joy as he paraded his 50-1 shot Mine That Bird toward the winner's circle at Churchill Downs today is the elixir that could help revive horse racing. You didn't have to wager a dime on this horse to fully share in the moment. I was also thrilled to see a son of classic winner Birdstone ...

It was Tax Day, and I was finishing up the MarketWatch Index calculations for the 2008 freshman sires. I re-sorted the spreadsheet so the sires would rank from highest to lowest by their MWIs, expecting to see Tapit rise to the top. But he didn't. Tapit was second to Stroll, the grade I-winning son of Pulpit who was bred and raced ...

Who deserves to be the North American Broodmare of the Year? The Blood-Horse MarketWatch editorial board has identified10 candidates it believes are deserving the of the honor and highlighted their accomplishments in the March issue. Detailed progeny statistics have been compiled on each nominee with five singled out to ...

The Blood-Horse MarketWatch just released its annual trainers study, and It is unlikely to escape attention that the leading trainers by 2008 earnings — Steve Asmussen, Todd Pletcher, and Dick Dutrow — were all cited for drug positives last year. Let's be clear up front. A positive test result doesn't automatically mean the trainer is a cheater. ...

Roman Ruler was tagged as the top 2009 freshman sire to watch in the February issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch. The son of Fusaichi Pegasus rose to the top of our list because the dams of his first crop had collectively produced more 2-year-olds stakes winners than the first books of other freshman sires. You may have read this ...